Programme – Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) Credit Based Choice System (CBCS)
S.Y.B.A. General Applied Component Option C - Stress Management
**Note : This Syllabus has been implemented from the Academic year 2017-2018. In previous years the assignments carried 40 Marks. Question Paper carried 60 Marks of the total 100 Marks (40+60=100). But effective from year 2017, the entire question paper will be of 100 Marks.
Objectives of the course: -
1. To impart knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts and modern trends in Stress Management
2. To foster interest in Stress Management as a field of study and research
3. To make the students aware of the practical applications of the various concepts in Stress Management in daily life, in the Indian context
Course Code: UASM3A1
Course Title: Stress Management: Part I
Credits 2, Marks 100
Semester III Stress Management Part I
Unit 1. Stress and Stress Psychophysiology
a) The pioneers, stress theory, the stressor, stress reactivity, a definition of stress, stress management goals
b) Stress psychophysiology: the brain, endocrine system, autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal system, muscles and skin, symptoms and stress
Unit 2. Stress and Illness/Disease, and Intervention
a) Hot reactors, psychosomatic disease, stress and the immunological system, stress and serum cholesterol, specific conditions, post-traumatic stress disorder, stress and other conditions
b) Intervention – coping with a stressor, a model of stress, setting up roadblocks, comprehensive stress management, eustress and the model, taking control and making a commitment
Unit 3. Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Life-Situation Interventions
a) Intrapersonal Interventions: – Eliminating unnecessary stressors, nutrition and stress, noise and stress, life events and stress, hassles and chronic stress, success analysis
b) Interpersonal Interventions – asserting oneself, conflict resolution, communication, emotional intelligence, technostress, time management, social support networking
Unit 4. Perception Interventions
a) Selective awareness, stop to smell the roses, perspective and selective awareness, an attitude of gratitude, humour and stress
b) Type A behaviour pattern, self-esteem, locus of control, anxiety management, resiliency, hardiness Semester IV.
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Course Code: UASM4A1
Course Title: Stress Management: Part II
Credits 2, Marks 100
Semester IV -Stress Management: Part II
Unit 1. Relaxation Techniques
a) Meditation
b) Autogenic training, imagery and progressive relaxation
c) Biofeedback and other relaxation techniques
Unit 2. Exercise and Strategies for decreasing stressful behaviours
a) Physiological arousal interventions: Exercise and health, the healthy way to exercise, principles of exercise, assessing cardio-respiratory fitness, starting an exercise program, choosing an exercise program, exercise and the elderly, exercise – keep it going
b) Strategies for decreasing stressful behaviours - Health and lifestyle behaviours, healthbehaviour assessment, selected lifestyle behaviours, barriers to action, locus of control, various methods for decreasing stressful behaviours, application of behaviour change techniques, behaviour change theories and stress
Unit 3. Occupational Stress
a) What is Occupational Stress, occupational stress cycle, why is occupational stress of concern, gender and occupational stress, disease and occupational stress
b) Occupational stressors, the workaholic, burnout, women and work outside the home, working in the home, interventions, managing occupational stress
Unit 4. Family Stress
a) The family, marriage, cohabitation, divorce, single-parent families, gay and lesbian families
b) Family stressors, a model of family stress, interventions
Book for Study:-
Greenberg, J. S. (2013). Comprehensive Stress Management. (13th
ed). New York: McGraw Hill publications
Books for Reference:-
1) Abascal, J. R., Brucato, D., Brucato, L., & Chauhan, D. (2001). Stress Mastery: The Art of
Coping Gracefully. Indian subcontinent adaptation 2012, New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd 2) Bam, B. P. (2008). Winning Habits: Techniques for Excellence in Sports. New Delhi: Pearson Power, Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd
3) Hariharan, M., & Rath, R. (2008). Coping with Life Stress: The Indian Experience. New Delhi: Sage publications India pvt ltd
4) Rice, P.L. (1999). Stress and Health. (3rd ed). Brooks/Cole publishing co.
5) Schafer, W. (2002). Stress Management. (4th ed). New Delhi: Wadsworth Cengage Learning India pvt ltd; first Indian reprint 2008
7) Wilson, E. (2007). Stress Proof Your Life: 52 Brilliant Ideas for Taking Control. New Delhi: Pearson Power
S.Y.B.A. General Applied Component Option C - Stress Management
**Note : This Syllabus has been implemented from the Academic year 2017-2018. In previous years the assignments carried 40 Marks. Question Paper carried 60 Marks of the total 100 Marks (40+60=100). But effective from year 2017, the entire question paper will be of 100 Marks.
Objectives of the course: -
1. To impart knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts and modern trends in Stress Management
2. To foster interest in Stress Management as a field of study and research
3. To make the students aware of the practical applications of the various concepts in Stress Management in daily life, in the Indian context
Course Code: UASM3A1
Course Title: Stress Management: Part I
Credits 2, Marks 100
Semester III Stress Management Part I
Unit 1. Stress and Stress Psychophysiology
a) The pioneers, stress theory, the stressor, stress reactivity, a definition of stress, stress management goals
b) Stress psychophysiology: the brain, endocrine system, autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal system, muscles and skin, symptoms and stress
Unit 2. Stress and Illness/Disease, and Intervention
a) Hot reactors, psychosomatic disease, stress and the immunological system, stress and serum cholesterol, specific conditions, post-traumatic stress disorder, stress and other conditions
b) Intervention – coping with a stressor, a model of stress, setting up roadblocks, comprehensive stress management, eustress and the model, taking control and making a commitment
Unit 3. Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Life-Situation Interventions
a) Intrapersonal Interventions: – Eliminating unnecessary stressors, nutrition and stress, noise and stress, life events and stress, hassles and chronic stress, success analysis
b) Interpersonal Interventions – asserting oneself, conflict resolution, communication, emotional intelligence, technostress, time management, social support networking
Unit 4. Perception Interventions
a) Selective awareness, stop to smell the roses, perspective and selective awareness, an attitude of gratitude, humour and stress
b) Type A behaviour pattern, self-esteem, locus of control, anxiety management, resiliency, hardiness Semester IV.
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Course Code: UASM4A1
Course Title: Stress Management: Part II
Credits 2, Marks 100
Semester IV -Stress Management: Part II
Unit 1. Relaxation Techniques
a) Meditation
b) Autogenic training, imagery and progressive relaxation
c) Biofeedback and other relaxation techniques
Unit 2. Exercise and Strategies for decreasing stressful behaviours
a) Physiological arousal interventions: Exercise and health, the healthy way to exercise, principles of exercise, assessing cardio-respiratory fitness, starting an exercise program, choosing an exercise program, exercise and the elderly, exercise – keep it going
b) Strategies for decreasing stressful behaviours - Health and lifestyle behaviours, healthbehaviour assessment, selected lifestyle behaviours, barriers to action, locus of control, various methods for decreasing stressful behaviours, application of behaviour change techniques, behaviour change theories and stress
Unit 3. Occupational Stress
a) What is Occupational Stress, occupational stress cycle, why is occupational stress of concern, gender and occupational stress, disease and occupational stress
b) Occupational stressors, the workaholic, burnout, women and work outside the home, working in the home, interventions, managing occupational stress
Unit 4. Family Stress
a) The family, marriage, cohabitation, divorce, single-parent families, gay and lesbian families
b) Family stressors, a model of family stress, interventions
Book for Study:-
Greenberg, J. S. (2013). Comprehensive Stress Management. (13th
ed). New York: McGraw Hill publications
Books for Reference:-
1) Abascal, J. R., Brucato, D., Brucato, L., & Chauhan, D. (2001). Stress Mastery: The Art of
Coping Gracefully. Indian subcontinent adaptation 2012, New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd 2) Bam, B. P. (2008). Winning Habits: Techniques for Excellence in Sports. New Delhi: Pearson Power, Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd
3) Hariharan, M., & Rath, R. (2008). Coping with Life Stress: The Indian Experience. New Delhi: Sage publications India pvt ltd
4) Rice, P.L. (1999). Stress and Health. (3rd ed). Brooks/Cole publishing co.
5) Schafer, W. (2002). Stress Management. (4th ed). New Delhi: Wadsworth Cengage Learning India pvt ltd; first Indian reprint 2008
7) Wilson, E. (2007). Stress Proof Your Life: 52 Brilliant Ideas for Taking Control. New Delhi: Pearson Power
